CVE-2026-100663 Netty - HTTP Request Smuggling

Netty HTTP/3 codec 4.2.2.Final through 4.2.17.Final contains an HTTP request smuggling caused by improper handling of HTTP/1 CONNECT authority-form request-targets in HttpConversionUtil.toHttp3Headers, letting remote attackers bypass tunnel allow-lists and egress policies by sending malformed HTTP/3 CONNECT requests, exploit requires attacker to send crafted CONNECT requests with mismatched Host headers.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
HTTP Request Smuggling
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
26 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-20

Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 4.2.18.Final or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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